A mixed methods study of intimate partner violence among men in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

摘要: Background: Despite theoretical rationale and empirical evidence that suggests peer network gender norms may influence men’s perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV), no studies have examined this association in sub-Saharan Africa. Grounded in social learning theory, social influence theory, and the theory of gender and power, the aims of this dissertation were to assess the degree to which peer network gender norms are associated with men’s perpetration of IPV, test whether the social cohesion of peer networks moderates this relationship, and to qualitatively explore whether and how peer networks influence men’s perpetration of IPV.Methods: I conducted two studies using quantitative and qualitative data from an ongoing HIV and IPV prevention trial, Vijana Vijiweni II, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. In the first study, I used multilevel logistic regression to analyze baseline data from sexually active men (n …